Worksheet -- Lesson 21

Number 20

Subject: Maths | Class: Playgroup | Series: Skillford

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Note for parents and teachers: Read every instruction aloud. The child points, circles, counts, colours, traces and speaks. The child does not need to read the words.

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Exercise A: Circle the Number 20

Say "twenty" with your child. Ask your child to circle every number 20 in the rows below.

1. 20    19    20    18    20

2. 17    20    19    20    18

3. 20    20    16    19    20

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Exercise B: Look and Count

Point to the picture in the textbook (page 73). Your child touches each one and counts aloud. Tick the box when your child counts correctly.

Picture	Said it?
Count the gifts	[ ]
Say how many: "twenty"	[ ]
Say the number just before 20	[ ]

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Exercise C: Count and Draw

Ask your child to count twenty gifts on page 73 (four rows of five). Then they draw them in the box.

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Ask: "How many are there?" Your child says "twenty".

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Exercise D: Colour the Outline Pictures

Print 20 outline pictures of gifts (as on page 74). Your child colours them, touching each one once as they count.

Ask: "How many did you colour?" Your child says "twenty".

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Exercise E: Trace the Number 20

Start the 2 at the top with a full curve, slant down, and add the foot along the bottom. Then draw the 0 as a tall, narrow oval.

1. 20    20    20    20    20

2. 20    20    20    20    20

Print this row in a dotted tracing font, with a dot at the starting point of each number.

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Exercise F: Match the Group to the Number

Your child counts each group and draws a line from the group to the number it shows.

Group	Number
19 stars	a. 20
20 stars	b. 18
18 stars	c. 19

Tip: Draw or stick small pictures in the left-hand column before printing.

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Exercise G: Say and Answer

Say each question to your child. Your child answers aloud.

1. What is this number? (show 20) (twenty)
2. What comes just before 20? (19)
3. Count to 20 with me. (1, 2, 3 ... 20)